More Self-Indulgent Randomness

So. Sitting here this morning… thinkin' and drinkin' (the morning coffee, to be perfectly clear)… our "Summer of Living Frugally" actually isn't… or hasn't been. We had planned to lay low and defer such things as day-trips, extended trips, miscellaneous big/medium ticket purchases and the like so as to accumulate enough capital to make the final payment on our new choppers out of the household account, when said payment comes due this September. And we're still on track (kinda sorta), in spite of blowing money on a new lens for the SLR and a new computer.

"Blowing money" is a relative thing, of course. One could make a case that the new computer was needed what with unmistakable signs of the old box's imminent demise. And it was time, given we were way behind the usual replacement schedule. The lens is quite another story, as there was NO need, perceived or otherwise, for that lil bauble. But it felt good and in the end you can't take it with you… which is the ultimate rationalization for whenever one blows money on something/anything.

All of this is leading nowhere except to say lately we've been feeling the need to Get Out of Dodge, however briefly. We will continue to resist this feeling, though, as we have plans to get away once the new choppers are installed. We should concentrate on that, shouldn't we?

Yes… we should.

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Relative to the above… here's yet another reason to stay put for just a lil while:

Yup, summer is upon us. It remains to be seen if we'll do the usual mid-afternoon Happy Hour today. We sat our Old Ass out under the awning in 92 degree heat yesterday afternoon and the experience wasn't bad at all. But adding ten degrees just might change our minds about the whole thing… or at least defer the activity until after dinner, read as sundown.

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Here's a vid that's been making the rounds in the 'sphere the last few, and if you haven't seen it yet, well… you should watch.

Isn't that just too danged cool? Talk about "feel good" moments! I came upon this in a roundabout sorta way… via a tweet from Lex, which led to Bookworm's place, and then to The Anchoress, who has the full back-story. Credit where credit is due, and all that.

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I noticed the Four O'Clocks are beginning to bloom and are in some serious abundance this year in the flower bed surrounding the ornamental cherry tree outside my door. There are the usual and customary purple and yellow blooms, which will more than likely lead to a post quite similar to this one later on. You know… photos like this:

Maybe better.